The Good, the Bad, the Ugly . . . and the Glorious

Back in the not-so-distant past when I was still querying and being rejected by publishers and agents in the privacy of my own home, where said communications could be deleted and/or ripped to shreds, I thought things were pretty rough. Rejection, as every author...

Bitter/Sweet

As an unpublished author my dream during those few years between rough draft and publishing contract was to actually see my first novel in print, to share a story that was dear to my heart with the vast community of readers. As an unpublished author what I didn’t...

The Editing Pit

Last weekend I completed my first real edit for publication (cover art to the left). As soon as I’d received it from my editor I started out by going through and making the minor changes he’d suggested like comas (we all know I’m bad about those) and words to delete,...

Peace, Hope and Great-fitting Jeans

Well, 2010 is quickly rolling to a bumpy end here at my house. Nevertheless, I hope that this letter finds all my readers safely gliding into the holidays as I share my own Christmas wishes. After my illustrious husband hopped on his Victory Eight-ball motorcycle one...

My Best Advice

I have good news! Cedar Fort Inc has offered to publish my third novel, Who I Am. After weeks, and weeks, of re-writes to make the manuscript LDS/Christian friendly, I now have a book that is squeaky clean and ready to be published. Squeaky If a reader was worried...